The sortie today: Germans 2 DrI's & 2 Albatros DVa's escort a Roland on a photo mission. Allies defend the area with 4 Sopwith Camels.
Somewhere over Flanders
The sortie today: Germans 2 DrI's & 2 Albatros DVa's escort a Roland on a photo mission. Allies defend the area with 4 Sopwith Camels.
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Cool pictures.
I was flying the two Albatros's.
looked like it was a fun game.
what was the altitude floor and ceiling set at for that game?
I liked the blue pegs might have to get some for my collection.
Cheers
GW
The Germans came in at altitude 10 and the British were at 9. I dropped to 9 to take on the pair of Camels to the left but the other pair circled around to my right rear.
Meanwhile the Roland stayed at 10 and proceeded to circle the objective and take pictures. It was the Roland with no front gun, & the gunner was too busy taking pictures to fire at any Camels that came close enough to hit.
I had to drop to 8 to get out from under the guns of the Camels. Soon after the Camels climbed to 10 while the Dr I's dropped to 9. Much circling ensued.I got back up to 9 and change, the Roland had enough pictures and left, and the Camels & Dr I's made a few Immelmann passes at each other.
I left with 12 and 6 points of damage, the Roland had 9, and one of the Camels was downed due to cumulative fire damage and another from 4 turns of consecutive fire from a Dr I.
where did you get the blue pegs from?
I like that high altitude look....makes them actually look like they are flying high.
Cheers
GW
My friend Jeffrey had them made. He was flying the Dr I's & Roland.Originally Posted by Greywolf
That's him with his back to the camera in the first picture.
thx will email him regarding it
cheers
GW
How did you make the smoke marker we see on the last picture?
I´m interested too in the smoke marker, i´ll try to made it with cotton painted and a a sticky piece, but it was no longer stiky after some uses, so we leave :P
check out the smoke/fire markers in the file section all it is pipe cleaners.
paint them black then dry brush grey for smoke.
and for fire paint black, then had red and yellow hilights.
I am going to give it ago soon once I can find a shop with some pipe cleaners. dam hard to find.
Cheers
GW
Fire marker.
Thats pretty much how Scott made them, he glued cotton to the pipe cleaners and painted them.check out the smoke/fire markers in the file section all it is pipe cleaners.
paint them black then dry brush grey for smoke.
and for fire paint black, then had red and yellow hilights.
I am going to give it ago soon once I can find a shop with some pipe cleaners. dam hard to find.
Cheers
GW
These pictures, and the ones on the WW2 Russian front, are great indeed!
Thanks!
Yeah, really nice photos of the game. Looks like a really good time... and not just because you were playing in a pub!
The smoke/flame markers were made by me
Length of pipecleaner with one end crimped under so a bare piece of wire wasn't showing and so it wouldn't scratch planes. Dipped in waterproof ink, dried, then ruffled repeatedly to get rid of dried flecks and regain softness of bristles, again to keep from scratching paint.
Glued wads torn from cotton balls on with Elmer's glue, then painted. Fire was the obvious colors. Smoke was a series of slots in the paint tray ranging from black to light grey. Hand painted all with one of my larger paintbrushes. One secret with the black especially was daub on just water to get things to mix. It winds up a sodden mess obviously, then hardens up nicely when dry.
Also, the smoke looked like a crappy failure until dried and set on a plane.
And the fronts are turned under as hooks to slide onto the wing and stay.
Copyrighted. Send me money if you want to make them. --- Okay, just kidding. Enjoy
Cpt Howdy
No they aren't. See note I posted in Mission Forum/ Krolik/ Somewhere over Flanders.check out the smoke/fire markers in the file section all it is pipe cleaners.
paint them black then dry brush grey for smoke.
and for fire paint black, then had red and yellow hilights.
I am going to give it ago soon once I can find a shop with some pipe cleaners. dam hard to find.
Cheers
GW
Excellent Pics... and I'm jealous of the pub setting, also... sounds like it was a great mission!
WOW really cool. Like the smoke and the stacks of 10 for altitude. I like the idea that they have to jockey around for altitude rather than just all bang away at the same altitude constantly.
Have you tried rolling for each sides altitude at the start or having each side pick a number in secret before they know what the mission is?
Looks Fun!! Like a great place to fly. Nice pics.
Yes it does. I'll have a pint o bitters please.
Bill, I'd advise against consuming any more than a dash of bitters in one sitting.
But if you DO make it out to "the OTHER Portland" I'll buy you a pint of whatever you want.
-Joe
What? You dont like English Bitter's??
I love English bitter. Hops are my friend.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bitter_(beer)
I also enjoy employing the use of bitters in my cocktails.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bitters
It just made me laugh to picture someone ordering up a pint of Angostura or Peychaud's.
Hair splitting over. Drink offer stands.
-Joe
Be glad to.
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